Harvest Gold 1999 Ranger
#452
10-25-2017
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10-25-2017
#455
11-11-2017
Right now i have the factory ten slot wheels that came on it, albeit refinished and the insets painted black.
Rad hose inner diameter is 40mm (on mine). The coupling I bought had a 40mm internaldiameter. The outer diameter needs to be 40, otherwise it's a tight squeeze. Doable with enough soap and swearing (both for the mouth and connector), but not ideal.
Rad hose inner diameter is 40mm (on mine). The coupling I bought had a 40mm internaldiameter. The outer diameter needs to be 40, otherwise it's a tight squeeze. Doable with enough soap and swearing (both for the mouth and connector), but not ideal.
#456
11-12-2017
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11-12-2017
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Yeah, there were essentially zero wheels at our junkyard :(
People sell either crappy wheels, or wheels at the price they sell Subaru's at in this area (it's a bad thing, people here think Subaru's are God's gift to the PNW, literally thousands over priced and they still sell)
People sell either crappy wheels, or wheels at the price they sell Subaru's at in this area (it's a bad thing, people here think Subaru's are God's gift to the PNW, literally thousands over priced and they still sell)
#460
11-12-2017
#461
11-16-2017
My HID kit finally came in. Not bad for 20 bucks. It's a 3000K kit, btw. Not as yellow as I'd like, but I also haven't left them on for more than three minutes at a time so I'm thinking they'll yellow out over time. Either way, still happy.
The bulbs, ballasts, and their packaging after making sure it was all there and nothing damaged.
Installation was dirt simple. First I took both bulbs and ballasts out and confirmed they were both working before proceeding further. Never touch the bulbs, btw. If you do, clean them with rubbing alcohol with a papertowel or lint free rag. Be gentle!
As you can tell from the first and last photos, the harness was modified slightly. For some reason they added this rubber grommet around the wires which not only made the installation messy an unorganized, but also prevented me from removing the plastic ring which was originally around the bulb.
So, using a small pair of cutters, I carefully cut the rubber grommet off. and separated the two pairs of wires. Two wires came off the bulb and the other two wires were an extension cable that goes between the ballast and the truck harness. I felt this unnecessary for my application so I set them aside for another project later.
As an added note, the grommets for the connectors (two pin style) do not want to seat well. I ended up using the yellow grommets from the extension cables and putting the grommet down inside the ballast's socket. That worked well.
On the opposite side of the ballast is a silver metal plate, which acts as a heat sink. The ballast was ziptied up behind the bumper out of the way with the metal side facing outwards so not to melt anything as well as get the wind whipping around it at speed. I also decided to use some split loom I had laying around to clean it up a little was well as to protect the wires better.
The bulbs were a very tight fit in the fog light housings, which is very welcome in my book. If I find these glare later on tonight, I'll switch them off and save up for a set of projector lenses if adjustment doesn't fix the issue. I can't wait to see these at night!
The bulbs, ballasts, and their packaging after making sure it was all there and nothing damaged.
Installation was dirt simple. First I took both bulbs and ballasts out and confirmed they were both working before proceeding further. Never touch the bulbs, btw. If you do, clean them with rubbing alcohol with a papertowel or lint free rag. Be gentle!
As you can tell from the first and last photos, the harness was modified slightly. For some reason they added this rubber grommet around the wires which not only made the installation messy an unorganized, but also prevented me from removing the plastic ring which was originally around the bulb.
So, using a small pair of cutters, I carefully cut the rubber grommet off. and separated the two pairs of wires. Two wires came off the bulb and the other two wires were an extension cable that goes between the ballast and the truck harness. I felt this unnecessary for my application so I set them aside for another project later.
As an added note, the grommets for the connectors (two pin style) do not want to seat well. I ended up using the yellow grommets from the extension cables and putting the grommet down inside the ballast's socket. That worked well.
On the opposite side of the ballast is a silver metal plate, which acts as a heat sink. The ballast was ziptied up behind the bumper out of the way with the metal side facing outwards so not to melt anything as well as get the wind whipping around it at speed. I also decided to use some split loom I had laying around to clean it up a little was well as to protect the wires better.
The bulbs were a very tight fit in the fog light housings, which is very welcome in my book. If I find these glare later on tonight, I'll switch them off and save up for a set of projector lenses if adjustment doesn't fix the issue. I can't wait to see these at night!
im still not confident on getting an efan yet. Even if I paid a shop to order and install I'd still worry about burning my truck down. I'd definatly double down on my fire insurance if I did install one. Lol.
#462
11-17-2017
the cheap chinese HIDs I had installed (big difference between these and LEDs) crapped out after some time. I suspect the heatsink installed onto them wasn't able to keep the chips cool enough, thus they burned out.
If you want good ones, you're going to need to pay some cash for 'em. Some other members recommend the brand "OPT 7". You can find them on amazon, possibly some other places. They're more expensive (70 bucks) but you get what you pay for. I have not bought them yet, as I'm putting that money elsewhere. As of right now, I'm just running plain halogen bulbs.
If you want good ones, you're going to need to pay some cash for 'em. Some other members recommend the brand "OPT 7". You can find them on amazon, possibly some other places. They're more expensive (70 bucks) but you get what you pay for. I have not bought them yet, as I'm putting that money elsewhere. As of right now, I'm just running plain halogen bulbs.
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11-17-2017
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#465
11-17-2017
I just don't know what to order. If there was a kit like your headlight retrofit it would already be ordered and on the way. ill try googling and see what comes up. But to be honest, I wouldn't even know if i was looking at the right stuff. Google also thinks rangers are f150s too. Ill keep looking. Thanks....found opt7 home page. I'll try contacting them.
you've come a long way with you truck!! That was quite a transformation. I bet the previous owner wouldn't even recognise it. When I sell a vehicle, your the kind of person I hope ends up with it. I always end up selling to someone who tells me a sob story and then does donuts till it throws a rod or burns off till it's on rims and leaves it. My last ranger went to a lady who just had a child, so i made sure everything worked. 6 months later her boyfriend put it on its side.
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